Anne spencer was born on 2-6-82 and died 7-27-1975. She was born Annie Bethel Bannister in Virgina. Anne was the only child. She had graduated in 1899. She had married Edward Spencer 5-15-1901, she had three children with him. Anne was an librarian,poet,and activist.Annie was discovered by James Weldon Johnson. Many of her poems were destroyed.She had many different types of writing styles. Some of her poems were wrote about African Americans.
Letter to My Sister
It is dangerous for a woman to defy the gods; To taunt them with the tongue's thin tip, Or strut in the weakness of mere humanity, Or draw a line daring them to cross; The gods own the searing lightning, The drowning waters, tormenting fears And anger of red sins.
Oh, but worse still if you mince timidly-- Dodge this way or that, or kneel or pray, Be kind, or sweat agony drops Or lay your quick body over your feeble young; If you have beauty or none, if celibate Or vowed--the gods are Juggernaut, Passing over . . . over . . .
This you may do: Lock your heart, then, quietly, And lest they peer within, Light no lamp when dark comes down Raise no shade for sun; Breathless must your breath come through If you'd die and dare deny The gods their god-like fun. By:Anne Spencer
I like this poem because it is informing.It tells us what is dangerous for woman. It informs us that sruting with weakness is dangerous
.Black Man o' Mine
Black Man o' Mine, If the world were your lover, It could not give what I give to you, Or the ocean would yield and you could discover Its ages of treasure to hold and to view; Could it fill half the measure of my heart's portion . . . Just for you living, just for you giving all this devotion, Black man o' mine.
Black man o' mine, As I hush and caress you, close to my heart, All your loving is just your needing what is true; Then with your passing dark comes my darkest part, For living without your love is only rue. Black man o' mine, if the world were your lover It could not give what I give to you By: Anne Spencer
This poem has end rhyme.It a lyrical poem. Anne Spencer is using formal language.
Anne spencer was born on 2-6-82 and died 7-27-1975. She was born Annie Bethel Bannister in Virgina. Anne was the only child. She had graduated in 1899. She had married Edward Spencer 5-15-1901, she had three children with him. Anne was an librarian,poet,and activist.Annie was discovered by James Weldon Johnson. Many of her poems were destroyed.She had many different types of writing styles. Some of her poems were wrote about African Americans.
Letter to My Sister
It is dangerous for a woman to defy the gods;
To taunt them with the tongue's thin tip,
Or strut in the weakness of mere humanity,
Or draw a line daring them to cross;
The gods own the searing lightning,
The drowning waters, tormenting fears
And anger of red sins.
Oh, but worse still if you mince timidly--
Dodge this way or that, or kneel or pray,
Be kind, or sweat agony drops
Or lay your quick body over your feeble young;
If you have beauty or none, if celibate
Or vowed--the gods are Juggernaut,
Passing over . . . over . . .
This you may do:
Lock your heart, then, quietly,
And lest they peer within,
Light no lamp when dark comes down
Raise no shade for sun;
Breathless must your breath come through
If you'd die and dare deny
The gods their god-like fun.
By:Anne Spencer
I like this poem because it is informing.It tells us what is dangerous for woman. It informs us that sruting with weakness is dangerous
.Black Man o' Mine
Black Man o' Mine,
If the world were your lover,
It could not give what I give to you,
Or the ocean would yield and you could discover
Its ages of treasure to hold and to view;
Could it fill half the measure of my heart's portion . . .
Just for you living, just for you giving all this devotion,
Black man o' mine.
Black man o' mine,
As I hush and caress you, close to my heart,
All your loving is just your needing what is true;
Then with your passing dark comes my darkest part,
For living without your love is only rue.
Black man o' mine, if the world were your lover
It could not give what I give to you
By: Anne Spencer
This poem has end rhyme.It a lyrical poem. Anne Spencer is using formal language.